The best breakfasts are Indian

In the West, breakfast is the most boring and repetitive meal. In India, we wake up to variety and quality.

Everyone will tell you how people in the US and the UK have become more adventurous in their eating habits. They want different cuisines every day. So a whole new breed of restaurants has evolved to cope with this need for variety.

Kachori and pakoras are an integral part of the breakfast platter in Jaipur(Vir Sanghvi)

Breakfasts in the West will always be eggs, bacon, or pancakes (Shutterstock)

Breakfasts in India are more integrated with meals whereas in the West, the dishes fall into a distinct category

Stuffed parathas with pickles in Punjab are very filling (Shutterstock)

A classic breakfast in Bhopal would be biting into jalebi and topping it with a spoon of poha (Vir Sanghvi)

In Gujarat, a good farsan-seller will sell you hot jalebis and crunchy gathiya for a filling, if not entirely healthy, breakfast with minimal effort (Vir Sanghvi )

Actor Dileep’s photos adorn the walls at Dhe Puttu in Kochi (Vir Sanghvi)

South Indian food items are the kings of the breakfast market and no hotel in India can survive without a South Indian cook (Vir Sanghvi)